2014 House Bill 5602

Revise liquor control regulated monopoly detail

Introduced in the House

May 27, 2014

Introduced by Rep. Anthony Forlini (R-24)

To increase the record keeping and reporting requirements on companies selected by the state to warehouse and distribute liquor, and require distilery salespersons and vendors to pay tax on samples provided to retailers. Under current law, the state of Michigan itself is the official wholesaler for all hard liquor sold in the state, and exercises this monopoly imposing price controls and granting warehouse and distribution privileges to a limited number of private companies.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform